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What forms wall of pharynx |
Pharyngeal constricter muscles |
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Pharynx is common passageway for what |
Air, liquids, solids |
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Size of pharynx |
~4in or 10 cm long |
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What does most of the filtering of air |
Tonsils of pharynx |
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Pharynx also |
Modifies speech sounds |
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Pharynx divides into what 3 parts |
Nasopharynx, oropharynx, laryngopharynx |
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Nasopharynx Location |
Rear of nasal cavity |
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Nasopharynx function |
Passageway for only air |
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What part contains pharyngeal tonsils and opening for auditory Eustachian tube |
Nasopharynx |
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Oropharynx Location |
Rear of oral cavity, inferior to nasopharynx |
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Oropharynx function |
Common passageway for food, liquids and air |
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What contains palatine and lingual tonsils |
Oropharynx |
